photovoltaic material News
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Solar excitement: Modeling electron excitation in organic photovoltaic material could change the future of solar energy.
Original story at MIT News Organic photovoltaic material offers great promise for solar energy. The semi-conducting plastic is lightweight, flexible, relatively inexpensive, and easy to make. The problem is that, unlike inorganic photovoltaic material, it is not very efficient or stable. But work by Adam Willard, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at MIT, has the potential to ...
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Photovoltaic Markets Surge to Forefront Amidst Efforts to Locate Viable Renewable Energy Sources, Notes Frost & Sullivan
LONDON - Rising concerns about the need to reduce CO2 emissions and increase the use of renewable energy sources worldwide will stimulate the global photovoltaic market. Feed-in tariffs and politically backed targets boosting renewable energy use will provide further impetus to the photovoltaic market. This, in turn, will have a positive ripple effect on the demand for photovoltaic materials. ...
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GCL-Poly Intends to Establish a Domestic Silicon Materials Production Base with Evonik
Hong Kong)In response to the increasing Chinese demand from the construction and automotive industries on fumed silica products as well as the market demand on ultra-pure silicon tetrachloride in the telecommunication and IT infrastructure constructions, Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited ...
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NREL earns federal technology transfer accolades
A technology from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for depositing crystalline silicon onto inexpensive substrate materials has been recognized with a 2011 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. The “Flexible Thin-Film Crystalline-Silicon Photovoltaics on RABiTS” project was developed ...
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Energy Department Selects NREL Scientist for Exclusive Award
Scientist Adele Tamboli of the Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been awarded additional funding as part of a select group of scientists in the early stage of their careers. The recognition comes from the DOE's Office of Science, which chose 49 scientists to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program. Of the 49 ...
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Matexcel Updated Its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service for Research Use
Matexcel, a biotechnology company in material science, recently updated its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service to assist scientists and researchers better with their projects. Products that use solar cells to transform light energy into electrical energy are referred to as photovoltaic products. In a broad sense, photovoltaic products refer to items like solar street lights, traffic lights, ...
By Matexcel
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Valuable Advice for Solar Power Installers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Getting superior performance from rooftop solar arrays depends on their proper design, installation, operation and maintenance. ESI-Africa is providing this exclusive opportunity for you to participate in a learning series offered by DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions. We invite you to join us for a webinar, where we will explain how to get optimum value out of systems by avoiding design and ...
By VUKA Group
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New Kind of “Tandem” Solar Cell Developed
Original story at MIT News Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a new kind of solar cell that combines two different layers of sunlight-absorbing material in order to harvest a broader range of the sun’s energy. The development could lead to photovoltaic cells that are more efficient than those currently used in solar-power installations, the researchers say. The new ...
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Alfa Chemistry Semiconductor: A Diverse Portfolio to Support Semiconductor Research
Semiconductors are changing the World now. Considering the growing needs for semiconductors worldwide, Alfa Chemistry’s management decides to launch a completely new website for the showcase of its broad portfolio of advanced high-purity semiconductor chemicals and materials. All these products are suitable for semiconductor research in optics, MEMS and solar energy industries. “We ...
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NREL scientists lauded as industry Pioneers
At the recent World Renewable Energy Congress/Network (WREN) in Abu Dhabi, three researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) were named WREN Pioneers. Dr. Falah Hasoon, Dr. Chuck Kutscher and Dr. David Renné were recognized for the impact their discoveries and innovations have made to the progress and acceptance of renewable ...
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DuPont and Yingli Green Energy Enter $100 Million Strategic Agreement
DuPont and Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited ("Yingli China") have signed a $100 million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar energy to address one of the world's biggest challenges -- reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Yingli China is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli"), a leading solar ...
By Dupont
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Ascent Solar to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced that Ron Eller, President and CEO, will present to the investment community at the following investor conferences during the month of May and June 2011. May 24, 2011: Stifel Nicolaus Cleantech Conference in New York, NY. June 1, 2011: Cowen & Co. TMT ...
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Ascent Solar Pioneers the Next Generation of Flexible Solar With New Patents
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI), a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into the company's EnerPlex™ series of consumer products, announced today the Company was issued the second of two US Patents, in December, pertaining to the company's solar manufacturing process. "In conjunction with US patent 9,209,322 ...
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REC produces first PV Modules with one year energy payback time and leading low carbon footprint
REC today announced an industry leading energy payback time of one year and a light carbon footprint for REC modules due to efficient use of clean energy throughout the solar module life cycle. REC announced the results of their second Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) completed by the independent and internationally recognized Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). “A Life Cycle ...
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Biomimetic non-reflective coating for solar cells wins MADMEC
Original story at MIT News Biomimicry — known as “innovation inspired by nature” — has led to the invention of bullet trains, vaccines, adhesives, and light bulbs, among other things. Add to that list the winning invention of last night’s MADMEC competition: Influenced by the anti-reflective wings of the glasswing butterfly, an MIT team created a low-cost coating ...
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edX Award Winner Prof. Arno Smets Appointed Chairman of EU PVSEC 2017
"I am honored and proud to chair the world’s largest international scientific photovoltaics conference in my home country,” says Smets. “Research has played a crucial role in making solar energy the lowest cost power generation technology in many regions already today. Now it’s about quickly proceeding on this path to make sure solar power takes a much larger role in our ...
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Yingli Green Energy Hosted DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Innovation Day
BAODING, China, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", invited the DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions China ("DuPont") team to an ...
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DuPont Publishes 2020 Global PV Reliability Report
DuPont this week released its latest Global Photovoltaic Reliability Report, with results from its highly developed field inspection and analysis program that monitors material degradation and its impact on module performance. This innovative program features a multi-step inspection protocol conducted by DuPont scientists and engineers in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. A number ...
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Results of HyperSolar’s Sponsored Research Published by Leading Academic Publication
HyperSolar, Inc. (OTC:HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today announced that an overview of its patent pending technology using solar powered nanoparticles to produce hydrogen from water has been published in “Nano Letters,” the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American ...
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Solar Paint and Other Solar Surprises
Solar paint - just paint it on your wall, car, boat - and you can start generating electricity. Chemical engineer Cyrus Wadia says, 'Today this is science fiction; but everything we do is moving us toward that. A doctoral student with UC Berkeley's interdisciplinary Energy and Resources Group, Wadia came back to school after six years in business. He spends long hours in the lab 'synthesizing ...
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